Kidding season 2012 is nearing its end. Yesterday, kid number 164 was born, and there are only 6 does left to freshen. We’ll keep some of the kids to replenish our milking herd, and the remaining kids will be pasture-raised for meat here on the farm. We wanted to share this video of all our kids enjoying their newly cleaned pens.

Our does are expert kid-cleaners. They lick their newborns dry with precision and efficiency – our towels are no match. Sometimes the moms can get tough: they will paw a kid into position or pull at an ear with their mouths. This little guy’s mom tugged a little too hard on his umbilical cord, pulling off the protective membrane. He’s ok, but we gave him a dressing to keep his exposed umbilicus clean as it heals. Number 99 also happens to be our biggest kid yet: at 13 pounds, he’s a giant next to his kid peers.